Sliding-door hanger.



110195393. PATBNTBD AUG.1,1905. P. J. LEVA'NDER.

SLIDING DOOR HANGER. APPLICATION nun JAN. 4, 1905.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SLIDING-DOOR HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 1, 1905.

Application filed January 4, 1905. Serial No. 239,550.

To all wlto'ln it may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER J. LEVANDER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Menominee, in the county of Menominee and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sliding-Door Hangers; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in sliding-door hangers.

The object of the invention is to provide a hanger for sliding doors, whereby the same may be supported in an open or closed position and which will permit the door to be noiselessly opened or closed.

A further object is to provide a hanger for this purpose which will be simple, strong, and durable in construction, and which will be entirely out of sight in whatever position the door may be.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter describedand claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view through a wall and door-frame of a sliding door, showing the application of the invention, the door being shown closed and partly in section. Fig. 2is a similar view, showing the door in open position. Fig. 3 is ahorizontal sectional view, the door being in closed position; and Fig. 1 is a vertical transverse sectional view through the upper part of the door, near the outer edge of the same.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 denotes the door frame or casing, and 2 denotes the door, which is mounted to slide laterally in said door frame or casing. In the lower edge of the door is formed a longitudinally-disposed groove or channel 3, which is adapted to engage and slide over an elastic guide-block 4, which is secured to the floor or base of the door-frame. In the upper end of the door 2, near the forward edge of the same and on each side, are formed mortises, in which are seated elastic contact blocks or bumpers 5. These blocks. or bumpers 5 are adapted to engage the side walls of the guideway formed on the top of the door-frame,

thus preventing the door from coming into contact with the walls of the guideway. By providing the elastic guide-block 1 and the elastic bumpers 5 the door may be noiselessly opened and closed, as the same will be prevented from striking any part of the door frame or casing.

To the inner edge of the door 2 is secured a- 'T-shaped bar or plate 6, on the lower end of which is formed inwardly-projecting lugs 7. These lugs 7 are adapted to engage a recess 8, formed in the inner edge'of the door near the lower end of the same, thereby forming a firm support for the door. At intervals along the bar or plate 6 are formed other lugs or pins 9, which are forcedinto the edge of the door to form further support for the same.

To the inwardly-projecting flange of the plate or bar 6 is pivotally connected one end of two pairs of lazy-tongs 10, the opposite ends of which are connected to the inwardlyprojecting flange of a T bar or plate 12, which 1 ed at its upper and lower ends to the lower portions of this end of the bar, said bar being provided with aslot 16, with which is slidably mounted the upper portion of the lower pair of lazy-tongs. By providing the slotted connecting-bars 13 and 15 the pairs of lazy-tongs are supported and braced without interfering with the opening and closing actions of the same.

A door provided with a hanger as herein shown and described will be slidably supported in such a manner as to permit the same to be noiselessly opened and closed, the supporting mechanism being at all times out of sight.

While I have shown and described the hanger as'connected to a single sliding door, it is obvious that the same may be supported with equal advantages to double sliding doors.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood without re- Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a noiseless sliding-door hanger, the combination with a door having a longitudinallydisposed groove formed in its lower end, an elastic guide-block secured to the base or floor of the door-casing and adapted to be engaged by said groove or channel, a T bar or plate secured to the inner edge of said door, inwardly-projecting lugs formed on said plate or bar to enter and engage recesses formed in said edge or door, parallel lazy-tongs arranged in pairs and having their inner ends pivotally nesses.

PETER J. LEVA N DER. Witnesses:

CHRIs. KERNAN, FRANK A. LARSON. 

